Alumni
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Seventy-five Vanderbilt Law students working as interns for government and nonprofit legal employers this summer
VLS students are working for government and nonprofit legal employers in 15 states, Washington, D.C., and The Hague, Netherlands during summer 2022. Read MoreJun. 14, 2022
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Social Justice Reporter, new scholarly journal, to launch at Vanderbilt in 2022-23
The Social Justice Reporter will publish cutting-edge intersectional scholarship and expert perspectives on social justice, civil rights and public-interest lawyering after it launches next year. Its name acknowledges the legacy of the historic Race Relations Reporter, which was published at VLS from 1956 to 1972. Read MoreJun. 7, 2022
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Mikkaela Salamatin ’21 receives Honorable Distinction for Governance Insight Award from Investments & Wealth Institute
Salamartin accepted the award at the institute’s 2022 ACE conference for her article, “Balancing Innovation and Protection: Understanding the Landscape of DeFi Regulation,” which she wrote as a VLS student with support from Professor Michael A. Newton. Salamatin is an associate at Norton Rose Fulbright in New York. Read MoreJun. 3, 2022
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Ten Branstetter Summer Fellows to intern in federal Attorney Generals’ offices, state law offices and judicial chambers
Fellows receive stipend support to serve internship in government legal offices and judicial chambers. 2022 fellows will be interning in judicial chambers and in federal and state attorneys’ offices in six states. Read MoreJun. 1, 2022
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Gautam Rana ’97 nominated to serve as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Slovak Republic
Rana is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service and currently serves as Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Algeria. Read MoreMay. 26, 2022
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Chris Giancarlo ’84 named Chevalier in the National Order of Merit by French government
Seventy-five Vanderbilt Law students are working as legal interns in 15 states, Washington, D.C., and The Hague, Netherlands this summer. The students receive stipend support or earn course credit for their unpaid legal work with federal and state government agencies, in the chambers of federal and state judges, in the… Read MoreMay. 19, 2022
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John Ryder ’74, former RNC general counsel and partner at Harris Shelton, dies
Ryder was a partner at Harris Shelton in Memphis, His public service most recently included serving on the board of directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Read MoreMay. 16, 2022
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Bryan J. Teresi receives 2022 Founder’s Medal for First Honors
22 members of the class of 2022 were honored with academic, citizenship and journal awards at Commencement. Read MoreMay. 13, 2022
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22 members of the Class of 2022 recognized at commencement with academic and citizenship awards
Bryan J. Teresi received the Founder's Medal for First Honors. Teresi and Jackson Hill, who received the Bennett Douglas Bell Memorial Award, and Samantha Smith, who received the Weldon B. White Prize, were recognized at the law Commencement ceremony. Read MoreMay. 13, 2022
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Nick Prendergast, Class of 2022
Incoming associate, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Washington, D.C. Read MoreMay. 12, 2022